So That's Why Ryanair Is So Anxious To Get Mobile Phones On Planes

from the it-all-comes-together dept

A year ago, we wrote about how discount European airline Ryanair was eagerly planning to support a business model of free flights with gambling revenue by installing the ability to gamble on seatback screens in-flight. Earlier this year, we mentioned that the company was also quite anxious to be among the first to allow mobile phones to be used in-flight. Turns out that both ideas are a part of the same plan. They want to get people onto their flights and then offer them the ability to gamble on their mobile phones as they fly. Of course, there are some regulatory hurdles to clear up, but Ryanair apparently is really pushing forward on being the free flying casino where you can not only stay connected, you can give away all your money before you reach your destination.

terrorists

So the next time terrorists want to destroy a symbol of capitolism they won't need to go to a titty bar the night before to relax. They can just book a flight on Ryanair, gamble away till they're broke, then blow up the symbol they're flying on. If they had and second thoughts before they lost their money they won't after.

"Free"

The flight is free, but you can't get on the flight unless you buy some gambling credits. That is how I see it going down anyway.
How else could they keep people from blatantly abusing the system. Even if they keep a record and don't let people use their flight a second time if they didn't gamble, that is a LOT of lost money if a couple hundred people go on once and just don't gamble.

Is it really free?

The flight is free, but I guess you have to put your wager with a minimum amount, so it's really a nice marketing campaign that with simple calculation, taking into account the payout percentage, you can see that it is not free.